Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, the matrix below shows Georgia's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Georgia

Year: 2010(8 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD36(8)[2]25(5)[2]22(5)[1]16(5)[1]15(5)[1]10(3)[1]4(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD5(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD3[2]2[2]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 200 mln USD1[1]1[1]00000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon2010100.00%23,765,192
2Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201090.60%50,356,614
3Ukraine2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes201084.34%66,621,454
4Ukraine7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like201078.06%16,024,660
5Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201077.60%31,076,536
6Ukraine1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa201037.98%17,704,683
7United Arab Emirates8528Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus201034.40%15,319,226
8Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201031.99%16,395,479

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.